Bengtskär lighthouse is nowadays a popular tourist destination and is visited roughly 13 000 to 15 000 tourists every year. There is also Finland’s first lighthouse museum. You can also book a room there and spend a night or two. The boat trip from Hanko takes about an hour.

4 Responses to Bengtskär lighthouse, the highest in the Nordic countries

You’ve taught me a new word…skerry. I gather it’s from an old Norse dialect, so is there a similar word in Finnish? I’ve been told that Finnish is a discrete language, more related to Hungarian than other European languages, but I suppose there is some swapping of words between neighbours.
The spiral staircase is wonderful, as is the entire construction. How admirable that people can build such strong edifices in such remote and exposed locations. I imagine it gets a fair battering in storms and yet remains almost as solid as the rocks on which it stands. Is it made of granite? It is an unattractive, menacing colour, but looks magnificent in the monochrome shot at the bottom with the clouds.

Thanks Diana. Many of our lighthouses were originally manned round the year. Now all are automated, but the buildings are still there. Finnish Lighthouse Society is promoting and maintaining those as part of our cultural heritage.